21st Century Technology Essential Concepts & Skills
1) Creativity & Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2) Communication & Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
21st Century Technology Essential Concepts & Skills
1) Creativity & Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.Students:
a. apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes.
b. create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.
d. identify trends and forecast possibilities.
2) Communication & Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
- iEARN, the International Education and Resource Network, see www.iearn.org
- Globalization 101 for teachers and students seeking briefs, expert ananylsis and multiple perspectives on globalization
- Taking it global for students and teachers seeking the ability to access young people from across the globe
- The International Economic Summit Institute - a ten lesson curriculum that addresses global awareness and economic literacy that culminates in a trade simulation
- Primary Source - Extending the classroom learning to other countries
- Cross-Cultural Rhetoric Project - Developing intercultural competencies through collaborative rhetoric
- www.tekkidsps85q.podomatic.com
- www.tekkids85.ning.com
- http://live.classroom20.com
- www.mathscore.com
3) Research & Information Fluency4) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, & Decision Making
5) Digital Citizenship
6) Technology Operations & Concepts